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Yes, all the decals came off easily enough - I removed them on a hot day which made the vinyl much more pliable. Just needed a bit of attention with a mesh sponge to remove some small traces of adhesive. Like you say, we had a ferry across on Thursday and back again on Monday - long days...

Hello all. Thought you might like to see some pics of the Trophy on its recent trip over the Channel to the Le Mans 24hrs. Since I was in the company of a pair of black BMWs in matching John Player Special colours I thought I'd better doll the old girl up: A bit of liquid inspiration to get...

The Hawaiian Tropic design would look good! After a brief consideration of the Marlboro livery from the early 2000s WRC Evo Lancers I've gone for a full set of Clio Cup race decals in white - hoping they will look good against the red body and grey wheels. I'll be setting out from the London...

Anybody taking their Trophy to Le Mans for the 24hrs this year? I'll be part of a 4-car convoy (no other Trophies though) and camping at Bleu Sud... The Badger

Obligatory crappy camera pic... not so awful is it?

I must admit to being a bit ignorant as regards the calipers - the ones on my Trophy were red when I bought it and I had assumed that was a standard thing. The quality of the painting is very good, which is partly why I thought it might be a factory job, and the red goes well with the car in my...

Welcome jt89! Hope you're enjoying the car so far - how is it in terms of condition? Any jobs on the to do list yet?

Thanks for the offer mate - I've actually gone with a new pair from Adam at Renault Willenhall. Cheers though!

Used this link to find out about Adam at Renault Willenhall - as the link says, excellent service, excellent prices.He was massively friendly and helpful, sorted me out a pair at £84 each. He confirmed the current retail price is £103 each, so pretty happy with that result. Can't recommend him...

In the market for a pair of new front springs since I have discovered that the right hand one is cracked. I am looking to go for the original spec springs (Renault part number 8200514730) but have seen various threads quoting a variety of different prices from different Renault dealerships...

Great news mate! You must be chuffed to be able to keep it.

Firstly, apologies if this is covered in a thread I haven't found - I have searched the damper threads but couldn't locate the answer to this specific question. Basically, has anyone had their Sachs dampers unpinned and compared the car's ride on the softest setting against the hardest? If so...

You have PM! :)

Hmmm. To be honest those wheels really aren’t working for me, but if you’re happy with them then fair play to you mate! :) If everybody looked the same, and all that…

Gutted for you mate. Fingers crossed the repairs go to plan. Are you going down the insurance claim route?

The total of 470 did confuse me, but if you look at the graph there is a significant bulge up and over the 470 mark. It isn't explained with a dot / number, but I wonder if this was indeed the final 30 cars being registered?

Having a browse on the very addictive 'How Many Left' website the other day and thought I'd look at how the Trophy is getting on: http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=clio+trophy Only 411 left registered on the road as of third quarter 2012, and 32 more tucked away on SORN. So...

Yep, saw that - Mr Metcalfe singing the little red tyke's praises once more! Mind-boggling to think what his Trophy shares garage space with...

So not much to keep you busy then! Let us know how you get on - and if i were you I'd make removing the amp and sub (shudder) the priority! Happy working.

I would have loved to get them powder coated as mine are looking a bit sorry for themselves, but I am working to a very tight timeline that day. Simon has very kindly agreed to turn my dampers around in a day, but could not get them powder coated as well in that timeframe. I guess it'll have...

He has said that I should factor in an additional £15 for new Schrader valves - is this what you mean?

I am booked in to get my dampers refurbed by Simon at Cornering Force in a few weeks. I hear very good things about his service on here and he seemed very clued-up on the phone, so I'm hoping for a good outcome!

Thanks - glad to be on board! Any specific places for remaps that are well thought of?

Huge commiserations mate. Gutted for you. I would echo what others have said: remember the fun times and look back on the good memories. The only comfort I can offer, having been through a similar loss of a much-beloved vehicle, is that focussing on what to get next takes a little of the...

To be absolutely honest, after the Impreza the Trophy feels like it is hardly moving. But then it is hardly a fair comparison; the Impreza was running a proven 350bhp and roughly the same lb/ft of torque, so the Trophy was always going to feel a bit feeble in a straight line. Where I am hoping...

Thanks for the welcome guys! I've already found out that a couple of what I thought might be issues (slightly rough idle and saggy boot struts) are actually, ahem, "character", so that's a relief. Bit baffled by the sporadic nature of my dashboard instrument illumination when the lights are...

That was me - car probably looked so tidy because I had picked it up from the seller about 20 minutes before! Too busy worrying about the engine warning light that had also just come on to notice your beeping I expect...

Hello all! After a flirtation with a 182 some time ago I have decided it is time to investigate the best of the breed and have just become the new owner of Trophy #051. Seemingly the first item I will need to attend to is a refurb of the distinctly tired Sachs dampers and have already spoken...